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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 |
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scorcher Scorcher is the turn of the century term for those who rode their bikes too fast. Women, in particular, were not to exceed 7 miles per hour and ride upright to prevent "stimulation" (heh heh). At first bicycles were impractical for women, given their confining clothes, but as the bicycling caught on and the machinery was refined, more women began riding. This gave women more freedom to roam than ever before, and paved the way for more practical clothes like bloomers. While pants on women are commonplace today, it was shocking at the time. Bicycles have done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world, said Susan B. Anthony in 1896. "I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance." 10:25:53 AM comment []  |
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sf bike festival if you love films and bikes--check out the sf bike festival, 9/19-22. this year's line up looks really great! here are a couple of examples: a documentary about snowboarders traveling the Northwest in a bikecar: a four-person, pedal-powered vehicle. in ghana, a rural village eagerly awaits a shipment of recycled bicycles--the film chronicles the lives of two individuals before they get the bicycles and again one year later. 10:23:58 AM comment [] |
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